Review Round 17, 2024 vs Western Bulldogs

[raptalia]

FOXTEL commentary lol. At one stage Gerard Healey quips, ' he [Mitch Georgiades

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Mitch Georgiades

Age

22

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

2.0

5star

D

11.0

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

3star

G

2.0

5star

D

11.0

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

2.0

5star

] is a magnificent kick'.

I can think of a few adjectives to describe Mitch's kicking but magnificent is not one of them. I think Healey needs to do some research.

Full marks to Mitch today though as I could not fault his kicking. Sadly the same cannot be said for Todd Marshall

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Todd Marshall

Age

25

Ht

198cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.0

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

2.5

2star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

8.9

2star

K

7.1

3star

HB

1.8

1star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.0

4star

G

1.1

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.6

5star

who seems to have lost all confidence in his kicking.

 

[rogerjames]

Jordan Sweet would be laughing at my club he destroyed English well done your team played fantastic today

Thought English looked injured early in game?

 

[rogerjames]

Dominated start to finish really

BZT keeping the good form going
Georgeiadiaesisese career best

Downside was Marshall’s goal kicking but he was very involved in play

Marshall's field kicking into forward 50 was elite. His goal kicking was poor. Like him up field as a link player drifting forward into space.

 

[Jojay]

Mitch needs to grow out a mullet. That first half was like watching peak Scottie Hodges

 

[eathb]

No need to rush Esava back in the team after he recovers from injury. I don’t think we need a third tall defender

Apparently had the same issues at Geelong, their backline were suddenly better in games he didn't play.

That said, Bergman would be one of the best defenders in the AFL, disgusting that we tried him elsewhere.

 

[240volt]

FOXTEL commentary lol. At one stage Gerard Healey quips, ' he [Mitch Georgiades] is a magnificent kick'.

I can think of a few adjectives to describe Mitch's kicking but magnificent is not one of them. I think Healey needs to do some research.

Full marks to Mitch today though as I could not fault his kicking. Sadly the same cannot be said for Todd Marshall who seems to have lost all confidence in his kicking.

Mitch used to kick good then went total crap.
He’s looked better since coming back from surgery.
Think he might be in trouble today with an off the ball silly incident.

 

[Bulldogs85]

Thought English looked injured early in game?

No it’s a classic Tim English game he Hates playing against the physical Ruckman like Sweet. Xerri also destroyed him last week

 

[Ant Bear]

Bulldogs are a poor defensive football club, they all run forward of the play. Shut that down, they have little to fall back on. I did appreciate their sense of fair play in not making use of their size advantage in their forward line...

Rozee, Butters, Wines, JHF were all amazing in the midfield, but against an opponent that refused to play defence and let them run free. Thought Sweet monstered their rucks, and we kept concentrating on our stoppage structures to keep Bont and Treloar from cutting loose through the front of clearances.

Georgiades was incredible, he's easily our most natural forward. Who was the dipstick that thought he should play wing?

Logan Evans frontrunner for this week's Rising Star nom, albeit a small sample size so far. BZT has been great for the past fortnight, and Jones and Bergman had their best games for the season.

Can't fault anyone, except Boaky - the end comes quickly!

 

[Buget]

No Alex Keath, no Liam Jones.

Dogs just don't have any key backs.

Dogs are a little like Port.

Great talent in some areas but fingernail deep depth in others.

 

[rogerjames]

The Western Bulldogs are garbage and their fans are massive happy clappers. Thats what I took from the game/week

They were surprisingly terrible even from the start when their player? passed to trouble instead of kicking for goal. They seemed to be lacking confidence from the start. Our pressure was elite today, was a pleasure to watch. Total team effort. Can we keep it up, I have my doubts.

 

[pastmyprimus]

Apparently had the same issues at Geelong, their backline were suddenly better in games he didn't play.

That said, Bergman would be one of the best defenders in the AFL, disgusting that we tried him elsewhere.

I like the fact that Bergman gives you run and carry from defence, something that Esava doesn’t offer

 

[Jojay]

Begs the question... what do you do with Esava now?

 

[1954]

Logan Evans wowee from the MSD.

Agreed, I thought Ford Fairlane was guilty of extremely premature adjudication when he anointed Evans as having AFL qualities during the preseason, but his ability to read the play and place himself in the right position to get the ball and then put it to the advantage of a team mate suggests Ford was right on the money with that opinion.

 

[Harlott]

Getting some Ben Hart

Ben Hart

Age

50

Ht

190cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.0

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.2

3star

T

0.8

3star

vibes with Evans

 

[PAFC66]

No need to rush Esava back in the team after he recovers from injury. I don’t think we need a third tall defender

Trade him.

 

[longdonkey]

Begs the question... what do you do with Esava now?

Love to know who was responsible for choosing Ratagolea. Was it the same person who chose Zerk-Thatcher or did Zerk-Thatcher choose us?. Because one is a big win and the other looks like a terrible loss at this stage.

 

[longdonkey]

Agreed, I thought Ford Fairlane was guilty of extremely premature adjudication when he anointed Evans as having AFL qualities during the preseason, but his ability to read the play and place himself in the right position to get the ball and then put it to the advantage of a team mate suggests Ford was right on the money with that opinion.

I really liked his contested mark but like I have said previously a lot of his kicks resulted in the ball coming back the other way.

 

[El Zorro]

I really liked Lachie Jones' game. Big improvement.

 

[jackag24]

Begs the question... what do you do with Esava now?

Play him forward or swing man

Play Finlayson on the wing and ruck rover

 

[OneGreatClub]

That was a good game, can’t often say that.
Hope it’s not another false dawn.

 

[gbear]

So it looks like Port won. Still had a far better day in the hills with friends.

 

[sobrave]

Begs the question... what do you do with Esava now?

Straight in the horse annihilator

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Agreed, I thought Ford Fairlane was guilty of extremely premature adjudication when he anointed Evans as having AFL qualities during the preseason, but his ability to read the play and place himself in the right position to get the ball and then put it to the advantage of a team mate suggests Ford was right on the money with that opinion.

Exception that proves the rule

 

[gbear]

So should I watch the replay? I have a nice bottle of red to share with hubby.

 

[sobrave]

That was a good game, can’t often say that.
Hope it’s not another false dawn.